[Kitchen Witch]

APRICOT GLAZED APPLE TART

2 cups flour
1/8 tsp salt
2 egg yolks
1/3 cup apricot preserves
sugar
butter
8 apples

In mixing bowl, combine and blend well the flour, 3 tbsp sugar, and the salt. Cut in 2/3 cup of butter until like cornmeal. With fork, mix egg yolks with 2 tbsp cold water and stir into first mixture. Shape in a ball, wrap, and refrigerate for one hour.

Core, peel, and cut 6 apples into 8ths. Combine in saucepan with 2/3 cup sugar and 1/2 cup water; cook, covered, until apples are partially cooked. Pour into bowl and chill until cold. Roll out dough on board and line bottom and sides of a 9" spring-form pan. Prick bottom and bake at 425 deg. for 10 minutes. Put on rack. Core, peel, and slice remaining apples. Spoon cooked apple wedges into pastry shell and arrange apples in overlapping rows on top. Mix apricot preserves and 3 tbsp water and spread on apple slices. Dot with 5 tbsp butter.

Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until edges of apple slices are browned. Cool. Remove rim and serve warm.